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{{Short description|British cellist (born 1958)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Use British English|date=April 2013}} {{Infobox musical artist | honorific_prefix = | name = Steven Isserlis | honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] | image = File:Ensemble mit "Senior" Steven Isserlis bei Chamber Music Connects the World 2018 (cropped).jpg | image_upright = | image_size = | alt = | caption = Isserlis in 2018 | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = <!-- leave empty if the same "name" --> | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1958|12|19}} | birth_place = [[London]], England | origin = | genre = [[Classical music|Classical]] | occupation = {{hlist|Musician|author}} | instrument = Cello | years_active = 1977–present<ref>{{cite web|title=Isserlis, Steven|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/isserlis-steven|website=Encyclopedia.com}}</ref> | label = {{hlist|[[Hyperion Records|Hyperion]]|[[RCA Red Seal]]|[[BIS Records|BIS]]|[[Virgin Classics]]}} | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|stevenisserlis.com}} }} '''Steven John Isserlis''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}} (born 19 December 1958) is a [[British people|British]] [[cellist]]. An acclaimed soloist, chamber musician, educator, writer and broadcaster, he is widely regarded as one of the leading musicians of his generation.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://thesmithcenter.com/explore/smith-center-blog/violin-virtuoso-joshua-bell-mixes-music-and-friendship-in-upcoming-performance/|title=Violin Virtuoso Joshua Bell Mixes Music and Friendship in Upcoming Performance|website=The Smith Center|access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= 20 best cellists of all time|url= https://www.classical-music.com/features/artists/best-cellists/|website=BBC Music Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Steven Isserlis: 'One should be paralysed with nerves and self-doubt'|url=https://www.ft.com/content/04c743d7-4c87-43c1-a6f5-3ccd3932d182|website= Financial Times|date=15 September 2021 |last1=Battle |first1=Laura }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How We Met: Steven Isserlis and Joshua Bell |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/how-we-met-steven-isserlis-and-joshua-bell-1505702.html|website=The Independent|date= 21 November 1993}}</ref> He is also noted for his diverse repertoire and distinctive sound which is deployed with his use of [[catgut|gut strings]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Steven Isserlis - Lucerne Festival |url=https://www.lucernefestival.ch/en/program/directory-of-artists/steven_isserlis/3230|website=Lucerne Festival}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=CD reviews: Cellist Isserlis shows guts in Bach|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/cd-reviews-cellist-isserlis-shows-guts-in-bach/2015/10/15/ef780ae8-678d-11e5-9223-70cb36460919_story.html|newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref> Isserlis is the recipient of numerous awards including the [[Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards|Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award]] in 1993, the [[Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau]] in 2000, and both the [[Wigmore Hall| Wigmore Hall Medal]] and [[Dresden Music Festival|Glashütte Original Music Festival Award]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Steven Isserlis CBE - Royal Academy of Music|url= https://www.ram.ac.uk/people/steven-isserlis|website=Troy all Academy of Music}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cellist Steven Isserlis receives Wigmore Medal|url= https://www.thestrad.com/cellist-steven-isserlis-receives-wigmore-medal/1450.article|website=The Strad}}</ref> His recordings have garnered two [[Gramophone Classical Music Awards|Gramophone Awards]], a [[Classical BRIT Awards|Classical BRIT Award]], a [[BBC Music Magazine|BBC Music Magazine Award]], and two [[Grammy Award]] nominations among others.<ref>{{cite web |title= Steven Isserlis - HK Phil|url= https://www.hkphil.org/artist/steven-isserlis|website=HK Phil}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Steven Isserlis, Sir Antonio Pappano and Omer Meir Wellber Win at the 2021 BBC Music Magazine Awards|url= https://imgartists.com/news/steven-isserlis-sir-antonio-pappano-and-omer-meir-wellber-win-at-the-2021-bbc-music-magazine-awards/|website=IMG Artists|date= 14 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Steven Isserlis -Artist - GRAMMY.com |url= https://www.grammy.com/artists/steven-isserlis/18500 |website=Grammy Awards}}</ref> He is also one of the only two living cellists inducted into the [[Gramophone Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Gramophone Hall of Fame |url= https://www.gramophone.co.uk/artists|website=Gramophone Magazine}}</ref> Isserlis currently plays on the 1726 [[List of Stradivarius instruments#Cellos|''Marquis de Corberon'']] cello made by [[Antonio Stradivari]] on loan from the [[Royal Academy of Music]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Steven Isserlis and his Stradivarius cello – the relationship between soloist and instrument|url= https://www.thestrad.com/steven-isserlis-and-his-stradivarius-cello-the-relationship-between-soloist-and-instrument/5094.article|website=The Strad}}</ref>
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